Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) surfForecast / Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 17 Jul 2025 -03
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Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) today?

The current surf forecast for Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.5
S
2.1
SSW
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)151413131212126677777775568888888888888887710101091615141413121514141313131212689101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)90837185616183197196615658444749535976114187160146140137137155173162139125135112124102100676369808210112415613416715017113216714613910714211629064016001039962870
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
0
ESE
15
S
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNW
10
S
15
S
5
S
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
SW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrossglassononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.89
7:44PM
0.77
8:02AM
0.84
9:01PM
0.72
10:40AM
0.84
10:40PM
0.71
12:10PM
0.91
11:41PM
0.73
1:09PM
0.98
12:24AM
0.77
1:56PM
1.02
1:01AM
0.82
2:37PM
1.04
1:35AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06PM
0.25
2:29AM
0.37
3:16PM
0.33
3:36AM
0.32
4:29PM
0.37
4:41AM
0.24
5:39PM
0.39
5:42AM
0.16
6:38PM
0.39
6:36AM
0.07
7:26PM
0.39
7:26AM
0.00
8:07PM
0.38
8:12AM
-0.04
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Sunrise-6:30-------6:30-------6:30-------6:30-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset---5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:23-------5:23-------5:24-------5:24-------5:25
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio de Janeiro

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind at Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar) have swung cross-off (light winds from the NNE at Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont Airport 49 km from Ponta Negra (Quebra Mar)). 0.5m 7s swell from the ESE with a 0.5m 14s groundswell from the S and a 0.3m 2s local chop from the NE as well as a 0.2m 8s swell from the S. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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11 km/h
NNE
18.0
21.5
Air / Water (°C)
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